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Miami Ohio Football Team History


Miami Ohio Redhawks
Miami University
 Oxford, OH
Founded: 1809
Stadium: Fred C. Yager Stadium
Capacity: 30,012
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Ara R. Parseghian
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Ara R. Parseghian enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Miami Ohio.
 The Redhawks won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Northwestern (IL)  25   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Xavier  13   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Toledo  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Marshall  46   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Ohio  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Kent State  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Bowling Green  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Dayton  21   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Cincinnati  14   0   W       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored226
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed47
  Defense Average5.2
  Opponents Record25-24
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record5-0
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
159-0-0 AP
209-0-0 Coaches
209-0-0 UP
  
1955 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 9-022647   Ara R. Parseghian
Bowling Green 7-1-122453   Doyt Perry
Kent State 6-2-118487   Trevor J. Rees
Ohio 5-4160134   Carroll C. Widdoes
Marshall 3-6159192   Herb Royer
Toledo 3-5-177213   Forrest W. England
Western Michigan 1-7-180200   Jack Petoskey

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.